MJ Civics Organizing Principle 7

Organizing Principle 7: The American legal system exists to protect citizens’ rights and 2 Weeks/ February 13th - February 28th
freedoms.

Measurement Topics Curriculum Standards Benchmarks Vocabulary Content Focus
SS.7.C.2.6 Terms
Simulate the trial process and the role of juries in the administration SS.7.C.3.10 Bail
of justice. SS.7.C.3.11 Complaint Appeal
Concurring opinion Appellate Court
*Identify sources and types (civil, criminal, constitutional, military) SS.7.C.3.12 Constitutional law Circuit Courts
of law. Cross-examination Common Law
Custody County Courts
1. Use examples of historical law codes to identify how laws Damages District Court of
originated and developed in Western society. Defendant Appeals
Deliberations Florida Supreme
2. Recognize constitutional, statutory, case and common law as Dissenting opinion Court
sources of law. Double jeopardy Judge
Due process Judicial Review
****Diagram the levels, functions, and powers of courts at the Ex post facto law Jurisdiction
state and federal levels. Exclusionary rule Justice
Felony Juvenile Law
1. Recognize that the powers and jurisdiction of the state and federal Juvenile delinquent Statutory Law
courts are derived from their respective constitutions. Lawsuit U.S. Circuit Court
Misdemeanor of Appeals
2. Students will compare appellate and trial processes. Negligence U.S. District
Plaintiff Courts
The American Plea Bargaining U.S. Supreme
Legal System Precedent Court
Presumption of Trial court
**Analyze the significance and outcomes of landmark Supreme innocence Writ of certiorari
Court cases including, but not limited to, Marbury v. Madison, Prosecution District of
Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, Gideon v. Search warrant Columbia v.
Wainwright, Miranda v. Arizona, in re Gault, Tinker v. Des Moines, Sentence Heller
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, United States v. Nixon, and Bush v. Gore. Subpoena
Summons
Tort
Verdict